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dude
[ dood, dyood ]
noun
- a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
- Slang
- a fellow; chap.
- (a general term of address used to a man, woman, or group).
- a person reared in a large city.
- Western U.S. an urban Easterner who vacations on a ranch.
interjection
- Slang (an expression of shock, approval, sympathy, or other strong feeling):
Dude! That's one expensive sandwich!
verb phrase
- Slang. to dress in one's fanciest, best, or most stylish clothes; dress up:
He got all duded up to go to the dance.
dude
/ duːd; djuːd /
noun
- a city dweller, esp one holidaying on a ranch
- a dandy
- a person: often used to any male in direct address
Derived Forms
- ˈܻ徱, adverb
- ˈܻ徱, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dude1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dude1
Example Sentences
Seconds later, Yanez orders Valdez to keep his hands out of his pockets, then tells him to “put your hands behind your back, dude.”
But it’s possible the frontman has never called on somebody as confident as the dude he picked Saturday night to help finish Green Day’s headlining performance at the Coachella festival.
“This f— dude,” the OnlyFans disrupter and Disney Channel alum wrote in her Instagram stories, reacting to an article about the “Big Brother” drama.
Having dabbled in various high school bands, Hoppus was determined to “be a dude in a band. My friends and I against the world. Like a Ramone.”
Those dudes are trying to play the sinister “ugly American” roles, although with a singular lack of suavity and not much success.
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